...falls ! the muse obeys the power. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throng behold Of night primaeval and of chaos old. Before her, fancy's gilded clouds...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes, by Hermes' wand oppress'd Clos'd one by one to everlasting rest ;...

...falls ! the muse obeys the power. Site comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of night primeetal and of chaos old. Before her, fancy's gilded clouds...die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, TJte meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars...

...fatts ! the muse obeys the power. She comet ! she comet ! the sable throne behold Of night primceval and of chaos old. Before her, fancy's gilded clouds...decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit sftoots in vain its momentary fires, TJie meteor drops, and in a flash expires. At one by one, at dread...

...Thackeray. " In vain, in vain — the all-composing Hour Resistless falls ; the Muse obeys the Power — She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand oppress' d Closed one by one to everlasting rest ;...

...Thackeray. " In vain, in rain—the all-composing Hour Resistless falls; the Muse obeys the Power— She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand oppress'd Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus...

...falls : the muse obeys the pow'r. She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primaeval and of Chaos old! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds...expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by...

...falls: The Muse obeys the Pow'r. She comes! she comes! the sable Throne behold Of Night Primaeval, and of Chaos old! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds...expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th'ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand opprest, Clos'd one by one...

...resulting disintegration of civilization: She comes! she comes! the sable throne behold Of Night primaeval and of Chaos old! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds...Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drnps, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dre^d Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off...

...line to line. In vain, in vain - the all-composing hour Resistless falls: the muse obeys the power. She comes! she comes! the sable throne behold Of night...dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain; As Argus' eyes by Hermes' wand opprest, Closed one by one to everlasting rest; Thus...

...dell'opera che avevo già composto: the all composing hour Resistless falls; the Muse obeys the power. She comes! She comes! the sable throne behold Of Night...momentary fires, The meteor drops and in a flash expires. Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine! Lo! thy...